NEW YORK — Tampa Bay slugger Carlos Pena broke two fingers when he was hit by a CC Sabathia pitch in the opener of Monday’s day-night doubleheader against the Yankees.

Pena was hurt on an 0-1 offering in the first inning, with the ball hitting his left hand and then his bat. Pena initially headed to first, but plate umpire Jim Wolf checked with third base umpire Fieldin Culbreth, who signaled Pena had swung.
Pena was examined by trainer Ron Porterfield and manager Joe Maddon for several minutes, remained in the game and swung at a third strike. He held his hand as he walked from the plate and was replaced at first in the bottom half by Willy Aybar.
“It’s very discouraging,” Maddon said after Tampa Bay’s 4-1 loss, the Rays’ fifth consecutive defeat. “He was swinging the bat about as well as anyone I’ve seen this season.”
Pena led the AL with 39 homers and finished with 100 RBIs.